LONDON, United Kingdom – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Using the slogan "Play It Safe," the
benefits of honest and hassle free online gambling at eCOGRA-regulated
Internet casinos are being communicated to both experienced and new players in
a substantial marketing campaign.
The campaign has been professionally crafted by leading media companies
and includes banner and other advertising on quality portals, opt-in HTML
emailing, coordinated casino newsletter content, ongoing PR and briefings to
leading affiliate marketers.
The creative material has been designed to underline the independent
nature of eCOGRA and to provide facts on why compliant casinos are safe and
efficient; how to identify these operations through the body's Seal and the
value of the dispute mediation services of the Fair Gaming Advocate. Links
are provided to the ecogra.org website for more detailed information, and to
Seal casinos.
CEO Andrew Beveridge says that the campaign is part of the communications
phase on which the organisation has now embarked, having created a regulatory
structure with teeth that is designed specifically for player protection.
51 major, quality casinos comprising the majority of the online gaming
industry have committed to the eCOGRA system of practical and efficient
operating rules enforced by independent inspection and continuous monitoring.
"Our objective is to spread the word that independently enforced,
self-imposed regulation delivers fair, honest and more efficient service to
the online gambler," says Beveridge.
"The industry is plagued by questionable operating and software fairness
issues due to the difficulties of enforcing cross-border regulation. Too
often this results in players being ripped off. I believe eCOGRA offers a
solution that benefits players, software providers and operators alike and it
is open to all of these key sectors of the industry.
"It protects players and enables quality casinos to improve efficiency and
take a robust approach to demonstrating honesty and professionalism in the
face of legislative challenges to the industry, particularly in the US.
Logically that leads to better business for everyone."
The current campaign will run for the first quarter of 2005 and will be
closely tracked and monitored. "This is only the start of our marketing
plans," Beveridge comments. "We want to make sure we have precise targeting
and effective communication, because there will be considerable future
investment in getting our message across."